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Whitfield Connection, Dalton, GA (2026)

11/11/2025

🚂ANNUAL POLAR EXPRESS EVENT AT THE CHATSWORTH DEPOT ON DEC. 6: Come out to the Chatsworth, Georgia Train Depot on Dec. 6, 2025 from 12 - 4 p.m. for the annual Polar Express Event.

Admission: Adults $3.00, Children Free when accompanied by paid adult (extra donations are always welcome and appreciated!)

The Whitfield-Murray Historical Society is proud to announce that the Polar Express is returning to the Chatsworth Depot on Saturday, December 6th. Dramatic readings of the book, THE POLAR EXPRESS, by local retired educator C. L. Dunn, will take place inside the depot on each half hour. The Chatsworth Train Depot will be elaborately decorated for the Christmas Holidays. The Depot’s Big Blue Train will take riders to visit Santa at the Wright Hotel located around the block from the Depot.

Highlighting the afternoon will be a model Christmas train set up and running in the freight room of the depot. Trains just seem to go with Christmas! The Wright Hotel will also be open for tours during the same hours. The hotel will be decorated for the Christmas season and a display of vintage Christmas cards from the Hotel archives is planned.

Refreshments will be served by the Chatsworth Depot Committee members. The event is free for children 10 and under (must be accompanied by a paid adult), but a $3 donation for those ages 11 and up is requested for Depot admission. Big Blue Train rides to see Santa are free, but donations are always appreciated. The event is sponsored by the Wright Hotel Committee and Chatsworth Depot Committee.

11/04/2025

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE 2025 DOWNTOWN DALTON CHRISTMAS PARADE: Get ready to light up the streets of Downtown Dalton with holiday cheer! All proceeds from parade entries go directly to the Dalton Noon Lions Club, supporting their wonderful community programs.

Your registration is not complete until both your entry form and entry fee are received.

Find the entry form and all parade details here:
www.downtowndaltonga.org/christmas-parade-forms

Let’s make this year’s parade the brightest one yet!

11/04/2025

🚨AP NEWS: FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY DIES AT 84. Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

Cheney died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to a statement from family spokesman Jeremy Adler.

READ MORE: https://apnews.com/article/dick-cheney-dies-079591b529f048489650e7569bc675d2

11/04/2025

ADVENTHEALTH TO HOST VETERANS DAY EVENTS ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA: This Veterans Day, November 11, AdventHealth will give thanks to the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces by offering free meals at several community locations.

Veterans are invited to join us at the following times and places:
• Bojangles, Chatsworth | 7:00 am to 9:00 am
• Chick-fil-A, Calhoun | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Truett’s Chick-fil-A, Rome | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Chick-fil-A, Cedartown | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
• McDonald’s, Summerville | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Chick-fil-A, Rockmart | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

In addition to these community events, AdventHealth Georgia will host special celebrations at each hospital campus to recognize and thank veteran team members. AdventHealth remainscommitted to caring for the whole person — body, mind and spirit — and to honoring those who have served our country.

11/03/2025

GNTC HOSTS 2025 AVIATION CAREER DAY: About three dozen students and alumni attended GNTC’s recent 2025 Aviation Career Day.

Current students and graduates of GNTC’s Aviation Maintenance Technology and Aviation Maintenance Technician programs participated in the event at GNTC’s Aviation Training Center at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome. The event enabled students to network with prospective employers and explore career options.

Representatives from Cirrus Aircraft, Crystal Air Inc., Delta TechOps, Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division’s Aviation Unit, Phoenix Air, Pratt & Whitney, StandardAero and West Star Aviation discussed career opportunities and accepted resumes for current and future vacancies. Georgia DNR provided a helicopter for attendees to tour, and staff from GNTC’s Career Services and Military-Connected Student Services were also on hand to provide resume and other career support services.

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has designated Aviation Maintenance Technology among dozens of high-demand careers where there are often more open positions than there are skilled workers to fill them.

11/03/2025

⚾️CBS SPORTS - BRAVES NAME WALT WEISS AS NEW MANAGER: The Atlanta Braves have reached an agreement for a new manager and it's former player Walt Weiss, the team announced Monday. Weiss replaces the retiring Brian Snitker in the Braves' dugout.

Weiss, 61, spent parts of 14 seasons in the majors, playing for the A's, Marlins, Rockies and concluding with three seasons for the Braves. He was part of the pennant-winning 1999 Braves, hitting .286 in the NLCS.

Previously, Weiss managed the Rockies from 2013-16, going 283-365 and failing to make the playoffs. He's spent the past eight seasons as the Braves' bench coach, which is the MLB version of a top assistant, second-in-command.

11/03/2025

FOOD CITY PRESENTS $10K TO LAFAYETTE AREA EMPTY STOCKING FUND: Food City officials recently presented The Lafayette Area Empty Stocking Fund with a check totaling $10,000 in support of their mission to provide supplemental food assistance to those in need in Walker County, Ga. during a time when traditional sources of help are typically limited. Their Christmas dinner bags are filled with all the necessary ingredients for a family holiday meal.

Pictured left to right: Holding the check are Calvin Gilreath, Food City Store Manager and Daryl Massey, Food City District Manager; Josh Edwards, The Lafayette Area Empty Stocking Fund President Elect, Keith Ingram, The Lafayette Area Empty Stocking Fund Board Member, Billy Teems, The Lafayette Area Empty Stocking Fund Board Member, Jenny Burg, The Lafayette Area Empty Stocking Fund Secretary, Keila Beaird, The Lafayette Area Empty Stocking Fund Board Member, Julie Carter, The Lafayette Area Empty Stocking Fund Treasurer and Derrick Fielder, The Lafayette Area Empty Stocking Fund President.

11/03/2025

VITRUVIAN HEALTH - MORE THAN A WIG: Kara Gray was scared when she learned at age 39 that she had an aggressive form of breast cancer requiring immediate treatment. What haunted her most was the thought of losing her signature look — her long, blonde hair.

“I can feel however I feel on the inside, but however I look on the outside is how other people see me,” said Gray, a dental assistant who lives in Chatsworth.

Gray’s journey began just over a year ago when she discovered a small lump that prompted her to visit her primary care physician and ask for a mammogram referral.

Her visit to Peeples Cancer Institute (PCI) at Hamilton Medical Center was marked by a series of events that led to the most important diagnosis of her life. The initial mammogram revealed an area that required a biopsy, which came back clean, but protocol dictates the biopsied area be marked with a small clip for future reference.

When Gray returned for a follow-up mammogram to ensure the pin had stayed in place, the technician accidentally included underarm tissue that wouldn’t normally be scanned. A close look at that area revealed a questionable lymph node – a discovery that changed everything. Soon after Gray left PCI, she received a call telling her to come back in.

Today, she is one of the approximately one in eight women who will experience breast cancer in their lifetimes. According to the American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2024-2025, while the number of cases has increased in recent years, “The breast cancer death rate has dropped by 44 percent since 1989 because of advances in treatment and earlier detection.” The bottom line is early detection saves lives.

Gray’s treatment and prevention journey has taken her through chemotherapy, radiation, a double mastectomy, a hysterectomy and an ongoing oral medication regimen she’ll continue for several more months. For all the physical difficulties of treatment, the one aspect that hit hardest was the knowledge that she would lose her hair.

PCI’s on-site cosmetology services, delivered by Stacey Gibson at Boggs Boutique, were a key aspect of Gray’s treatment. The boutique provides an array of services, such as consultations, emotional support haircuts, head shaving, and wig fittings.

Gibson didn’t stop there. She listened to her, prayed with her, and helped her hold onto some sense of normalcy as her body underwent the fight of her life.

Beyond her care team at PCI, Gray found hope through the support of her family. She and her husband have two sons in their teens and early 20s. She continued working throughout treatment, a decision she said helped her stay positive even though she knew she was facing something scary.

Her last radiation treatment was in July. Now, she sees her remission as a testament to the hope and healing that is possible with the right support.

“Everyone at Peeples Cancer Institute went above and beyond,” Gray said.

08/29/2025

MT. ZION RESACA TO HOLD YARD SALE SEPT. 19 - 20: Mt. Zion Baptist Church, located at 247 Mount Zion Road NE in Resaca, will be holding a Yard Sale on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19 - 20, beginning at 8 a.m. each day.

07/18/2025

WCSO MAKES ONE OF LARGEST DRUG BUSTS IN RECENT WHITFIELD COUNTY HISTORY: Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Detectives seized 201 grams of Fentanyl, 3,060 grams of Ma*****na, 39 grams of Methamphetamine, and 28 grams of Co***ne during the arrest of Alan Sias.

On July 15, 2025, Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Detectives conducted an undercover drug operation. This month-long investigation resulted in one of the largest drug busts in recent Whitfield County history, with the following drug seizures: 201 grams of Fentanyl, 3,060 grams of Ma*****na, 39 grams of Methamphetamine, and 28 grams of Co***ne. The investigation also led to the arrest of a known gang member, Alan Sias.

Mr. Sias is being charged with the following offenses:
● Possession of Ma*****na
● Possession of Methamphetamine
● Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
● Possession of Co***ne
● Possession with Intent to Distribute Co***ne
● Trafficking Methamphetamine
● Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl)
● Possession with Intent to Distribute a Schedule II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl)
● Trafficking in O***m or a Derivative (Fentanyl)
● Possession and Use of Drug-Related Objects
● Possession of Tools for the Commission of a Crime
● Sale of Ma*****na

Whitfield County Sheriff Darren J. Pierce explained by video that "this amount of Fentanyl is enough to kill over 100,000 people." He also stated, “If you deal drugs in Whitfield County, you will be arrested.” Sheriff Pierce emphasized the importance of removing these illegal narcotics from the streets, as they can end up in the hands of our loved ones and children.

07/07/2025

FROM THE COHUTTA PD: John Preston Luke Wilson age 21 was just involved in a domestic disturbance and fled on foot prior to law enforcement arrival in the area of Old Dalton Cleveland Highway and Cleveland Highway. He is on foot as far as we know, and is not known to have any weapons per witnesses. He is possibly intoxicated so do not approach. If you see this person please contact 911.

06/06/2025

🚨TRAFFIC ALERT: Georgia DOT reporting two separate crashes on I-75 around Carbondale (Whitfield County). Wrecks reported both northbound and southbound; reports that all lanes southbound around Carbondale are closed and one lane closed northbound. Seek alternate routes.

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